SYDNEY--1 Nov--AsiaNet/InfoQuest
CONTACT LENSES...
NAGOYA, Japan: Menicon Holdings BV and Eye Shelter SA, a wholly owned
subsidiary of Laboratoires Thea, a France-based independent ophthalmic group,
announced on October 31 that Menicon is to become Eye Shelter's exclusive
partner to market the SOLO-care (R) contact lens solutions range in member
states of the European Economic Area and Canada.
http://www.menicon.com/
http://bit.ly/tDOEFG
http://bit.ly/teFcE0
REDUCE POWER...
TOKYO: Japan's Coca-Cola system, which consists of Coca-Cola (Japan) Co.,
Ltd. and the 12 bottling companies, etc. across Japan, has voluntarily been
making efforts to reduce power consumption in vending machines (VMs), etc.
after the Great East Japan Earthquake in response to power shortages.
http://bit.ly/s7G132
802.11N WI-FI...
HSINCHU: MediaTek Inc., a leading fabless semiconductorcompany for wireless
communications and digital multimedia solutions, today announced its most
advanced Wi-Fi chip designed to enable internet access and peer-to-peer
multimedia sharing with smallest footprints and longest battery life for mobile
and portable devices.
http://www.mediatek.com/
http://bit.ly/tDoDPX
FANNIE MAE REDEMPTION...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) will redeem the principal
amounts indicated for the following securities issues on the redemption dates
indicated below at a redemption price equal to 100 percent of the principal
amount redeemed, plus accrued interest thereon to the date of redemption.
http://bit.ly/t0WPJp
SAFETY MILESTONES...
SHANGHAI: SSOE Group ( www.ssoe.com ), an international engineering,
procurement, and construction management (EPCM) firm, announced today that two
of their construction management projects have reached significant safety
milestones.
http://bit.ly/rMN220
CELEBRATION AND FUN!...
LONDON: The World Renowned Designer Guru Ron Arad is Planning an Exciting
Award Ceremony with a Difference.
http://www.whatarewecooking.net/
http://www.jumpthegap.net/
http://www.ronarad.com/
http://www.rocalondongallery.com/
http://www.roca.com/
http://www.bcd.es/
http://bit.ly/w3dkRb
FASTER, BETTER, WIDER...
NEW YORK and LONDON: CD-adapco, the world's largest independent CFD-focused
provider of engineering simulation solutions announced today the release of
STAR-CCM+ v6.06.
http://bit.ly/tDbbDW
APPLICATION SPECIFICATION...
TIANJIN, China: Alcan Cable, a business unit of Rio Tinto, recently received
approval for the STABILOY Power Cable Technical Application Specification from
the Shanghai Construction & Construction Material Industry Administration
Department.
http://www.cable.alcan.com/
http://www.alcancable.cn/
http://bit.ly/rGtrwD
MONTHLY SUMMARY...
WASHINGTON: Fannie Mae's (OTC Bulletin Board: FNMA) September 2011 Monthly
Summary is now available at http://www.fanniemae.com/ir/monthly .
http://bit.ly/sHVV7Z
INDO-GERMAN COOPERATION...
NEW DELHI, India: On behalf of the German Ministry for Economic Cooperation
and Development, Deutsche Gesellschaft f adi?r Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ) GmbH has launched a project jointly with the Indian Ministry of MSME to
assess the impact of climate change on competitiveness, innovation and business
potential for Indian Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs).
http://www.giz.de/
http://bit.ly/vhMQRJ
INVESTMENT SCHEME...
MANCHESTER, England: To mark the United Nations' (UN) International Year of
Cooperatives 2012, the worldwide cooperative movement today (1 November)
launched a new initiative designed to provide much needed finance to
cooperatives in developing countries.
http://www.ica.coop/
http://www.2012.coop/
http://www.co-operative.coop/
http://bit.ly/rxwIZ3
SUPPORTING CARAVANSERAI...
NEW YORK: One month into Arts Midwest's [ http://www.artsmidwest.org ]
international cultural exchange program Caravanserai: A place where cultures
meet [ http://www.caravanserai-arts.org ], its overwhelming success has caught
the eye of Pakistan's Ambassador to the United Nations, Abdullah Hussain Haroon.
http://www.aannh.org/
http://www.oswego.edu/arts
http://www.first-works.org/index.php
http://www.monmouth.edu/
http://www.myrnaloycenter.com/
http://www.qawalbachchay.com/
http://www.taritabla.com/
http://bit.ly/trF7LP
CELEBRATING 10 YEARS...
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.: Merced Systems, Inc., the leading provider of Sales
Performance Management and Service Performance Management solutions that drive
business execution, today toasted its tenth year working with customers to
optimize their sales and service organizations.
http://www.mercedsystems.com/
http://bit.ly/rxi8lA
ALGAL PRODUCTS...
HANGZHOU, China: The algal cultivation has taken a serious hit due to
earthquakes and tsunamis this year, which has lead to a shortage of algal
products [Hijiki ( http://food.global-supplier.com/seaweed/hijiki.html ) and
Wakame ( http://food.global-supplier.com/seaweed/wakame.html )] for marketing
requirements. In April, Kobe Bussan increased its Hijiki and Wakame orders from
ZJNAC to 12 containers per month.
http://www.global-supplier.com/
http://bit.ly/tLEt79
ASIA-PACIFIC OPERATIONS...
SINGAPORE: Intact Integrated Services, the partner-focused independent
provider of international project, support and managed services solutions to
the ICT industry, has strengthened its Singapore-based Asia-Pacific sales and
business development operation with the appointment of Tom Caviar as its
Regional Sales Manager.
http://www.intact-is.com/
http://bit.ly/sFZ6Em
SEAFOOD PRODUCTS...
SANTIAGO, Chile: Between November 1st and 3rd, more than thirty countries
will come together to offer the best of their seafood products at the fair,
China Fisheries & Seafood Exposition 2011 that will be held in the city of
Qingdao.
http://bit.ly/sLrupW
RIGHTS ISSUE...
SYDNEY: Goodman Group (Goodman or Group) today announces that Goodman
European Logistics Fund (GELF or Fund) has launched a Euro 400 million
underwritten equity raising (Rights Issue) and agreed credit approved terms for
a new Euro 800 million debt package (the Refinance).
http://www.goodman.com/
http://www.apg.nl/
http://bit.ly/tIZyPz
KEY PERSONNEL...
LUXEMBOURG and DONGYING, China: CNPV Solar Power SA, a public limited
liability company organized under the laws of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and
a leading integrated manufacturer of solar photovoltaic products, today
announced the appointment of Mr. Ponsekar Periyanadar as Vice President Sales
and Marketing, South Asia.
http://www.cnpv-power.com/
http://bit.ly/uZKV8E
OXY-FUEL SOLUTION...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.: Air Products (NYSE: APD), a leader in oxy-fuel
combustion technology and integrated solution supplier to the global glass
industry, today announced it has signed a contract to supply its integrated
oxy-fuel solution to Guangzhou Chung Shun Century Fiberglass (CS) in Nansha,
China to reduce emissions and improve productivity in glass filament production.
http://www.airproducts.com/
http://bit.ly/rDlqCa
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